Researchers in Armenia found the world's oldest leather shoe, and they say it was in surprisingly good condition.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

That makes them about two thousand years older than the leather shoe found in Armenia.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

The cool and dry conditions in the cave protected the shoe and other objects.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

In her words, "even the shoe laces were preserved."

VOA: special.2010.08.03

The shoe is similar in design to "pampooties."

VOA: special.2010.08.03

It so happens that the skin is very valuable for the shoe industries in Italy, for example.

VOA: standard.2010.01.31

So,in a sense the shoe is really on the other foot,".

VOA: standard.2009.11.10